Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
=========
Hacksaw’s Great Sports Weekend Podcast-Thursday 1pm
You Tube Channel-Lee Hacksaw Hamilton
Look-Listen-Share-Subscribe
=========
…(Football)…
Chargers-Broncos…Thursday Night Football..Bolts (8-6)..Denver (9-5)
..Chargers lost 3-of-4..Blowout (40-17) loss to Tampa Bay
..Broncos won 4-in a row and (6-of-8)..have 4-road wins
..QB-Justin Herbert (16TD-2Int)..been sacked 38-times
..Chargers offense (302YPG)..Defense (336YPG)
..Chargers..Last 5-games-Defense allow (419YPG)
..Chargers…Last 5-games-Offense (280YPG)
..Chargers run game (60YPG) since JK Dobbins injury
..Chargers run defense (4.7YPC) last 5-games
..Broncos offense (311YPG)…Defense (315YPG)
..QB-Bo Nix (3299APY)..(24TD-11Int)
..WR-Courtland Sutton (66R)
..Broncos defense (49-sacks-23 turnovers)
..Denver has lost 4-games by a TD or less.
————–
(NFL Notes)
Raiders..Reports that Tom Brady will be part of the decision making team on status of Coach Antonio Pierce and the selection of a QB…
Raiders..DE-Janarius Robinson-NFL suspension 3G-PED violation
————–
(Roster Moves)
Raiders..Sign FA-RB-Isaiah Spiller-ex Chargers..DE-Andre Carter-ex Vikings
Falcons..Sign FA-K-Riley Patterson-ex Browns
Saints..Sign FA-RB-Clyde Edwards Hellaire-ex Chiefs
—————-
(Injuries)
Jaguars..QB-Trevor Lawrence-Surgery-sprained shoulder
Miami..WR-Grant DeBose-spends 3rd day-hospital-concussion
Raiders..IR-DE-Maxx Crosby-ankle surgery (7-sacks..17-tackles loss)
Falcons..IR-K-Young Koo-hip
Washington..Activate DT-Jonathon Allen from IR
Arizona..Activate K-Matt Prater from IR
Eagles..Activate S-Bryce Huff from IR
Houston..Activate OT-Kenyon Green from IR
——————
…(College Football)…
Aztecs..Pick up 2nd player in Transfer Portal..P-Hunter Green-Northern Colorado (46YPP).
USC..Star WR-Zachariah Branch (43R) enters transfer portal
USC..OT-Mason Murphy-transfers to Auburn
USC..30-players have left program since last September
USC..Land top RB..Eli Sanders-transfers in from New Mexico
UCLA..Land 9-players in transfer portal including:
..OT-Julian Armella-Florida State
..OT-Eugene Brooks-Oklahoma
..OT-Courtland Ford-Kentucky
..FS-Ben Perry-Louisville
..DE-Kaeo Akana-Utah
..SS-Key Lawrence-Ole Miss
Washington State..Head Coach Jake Dickert resigns to take head coaching job Wake Forest..was (23-20) with Cougars..highly critical of NCAA-NIL-Transfer Portal
Washington State..Star QB-Johnny Mateer transfers to Oklahoma after (3500Y) season with Cougars.
SMU..Head coach Rhett Lashlee demands meeting with NCAA to change the Transfer Portal…Players on teams being tamperered with as they prepare for Playoff games…’Never be allowed to happen in December’
Purdue..Hires USC Off Coor-Josh Huson for Boilermakers Off Coor job
Ohio University..Promotes Brian Smith to Bobcats head coaching job..Was Off Coord
Norfolk State..Hires Michael Vick as head coach for MEAC school
Colorado..Lands QB-Kaidon Salter-transfer from Liberty (8100 APY-66TD)
Ivy League..Announces it will allow teams to play next year in the 1AA playoffs
Army-Navy..TV ratings (9.4M)..highest in 34-years
———–
Boca Raton Bowl..James Madison-W-Western Kentucky..Dukes survive (300Y) passing night from QB-Caden Velt Kamp…JMU recovered 3-Hilltopper fumbles in win
LA Bowl..California-UNLV…Rebels (14-13) in 3rd quarter at Press Time..UNLV QB-Hajj Malik-Williams 2TD passes in game.
New Orleans Bowl-Thursday..Georgia Southern-Sam Houston State.
===================
…(Baseball)…
Padres..Prepared to open the season with Luis Campusano-Brett Sullivan as their two catchers…Considering re-signing ex Rockies C-Elias Diaz.
Angels..Acquire C-Chucky Robinson from White Sox..hit (.129) last year
———-
(Roster Moves)
Cardinals-Astros…Trade blocked-Nolan Arenado invokes no trade clause blocking trade to Astros.
Yankees..Prepared FA-offers to 1B-Christian Walker-Arizona..Paul Goldschmidt-Cardinals
Yankees..Open trade talks with Cardinals for 1B-Nolan Arenado
Yankees..Open trade talks with Cleveland for 1B-Josh Naylor
Yankees..Tell Cody Bellinger he will play CF next year
Washington..Open talks with FA-1B-Pete Alonso-ex Mets
Blue Jays-Giants..Have made final contract offers to P-Corbin Burnes-ex Balt
Toronto..Open talks with FA-P-Nick Pavetta-ex Red Sox
Mets..Sign FA-P-Griff Canning-ex Angels
Mets..Sign FA-P-Alex Reyes-ex Cardinals
White Sox..Sign FA-SS-Andre Lipcius-ex Dodgers-Tigers
Tigers..Sign FA-P-Ryan Miller-ex Angels
Cardinals..Sign FA-P-Bryce Wilson-ex Brewers
Arizona..Release P-Logan Allen-will sign with NC Dinos-Korea
Red Sox..Release P-Naoyuki Uwasaw-will sign with Soft Bank Hawks-Japan
Royals..Sign FA-P-Taylor Clark-ex Brewers
Cubs..Acquire ex-Angels C-Matt Thaiss in cash deal with White Sox
——–
(MLB Notes)
Tampa Bay..Pinellas County approves its share of (312M) funding for new Rays Stadium…matching St-Petersburg funding…Rays will pay (1.1B) rest of stadium costs.
Brewers..Hire Juilio Borbon-1st base coach-ex Twins
====================
…(Basketball)…
Lakers-at-Sacramento…Thursday game..LA(14-12)
Clippers-at-Dallas..Thursday game…LA (15-12)
Clippers..F-Kawhi Leonard goes thru 2-non contact workouts with team
NBA..Commissioner Adam Silver says league will examine changing 3-point line for next year to improve the game.
NBA..TV ratings are down 19%-for first month of season…NBA says ‘streaming packages’ have cut into TV ratings
Denver-Chicago..Trade talks..Nuggets would send F-Michael Porter (18P) to Bulls for G-Zach LaVine (21P)…Porter is owed 35-38-40M next 3 years..LaVine is owed (43-45M) over two seasons.
Dallas..Mavericks hire Rick Welts as CEO-former Golden State exec.
Dallas..F-Luka Doncic ailing-heel issue
Chicago..G-Josh Giddey-out with ankle
Aztecs..C-Nathan Mensah asks for release from San Antonio Spurs from G-League contract to sign with Olympiacos-Greece
===================
…(Hockey)…
San Diego Gulls-L-Tucson Roadrunners (5-1)…Kevin Connauhgton scores 2-goals for Tucson…Callie Clang pulled after giving up 4-goals early……AHL.Gulls (8-14-3)…Gulls scoring problems continue…have won just 8-of-25 games
Ducks-Winnipeg…0-0 in 2nd period at Press Time…Wednesday game..Anaheim (11-14-4)
LA Kings-at-Philadelphia..Thursday…Kings (18-10-3)
Nashville-Montreal..TRADE..Predators deal veteran D-Alex Carrier to Habs for D-Justin Barron
NY Rangers-Seattle..TRADE..Blueshirts deal F-Kaapo Kekko for Wild D-Will Borgen and #3-6 picks
Vancouver..Sends G-Arturs Silovs to Abbotsford-AHL
San Jose..Calls up G-Yaroslav Askarove..had (5-1-2) and .934 Saves in AHL
Dallas..IR-D-Matt Dumba-shoulder
Edmonton..C-Zach Hyman-fractured nose
=====================
…(General)….
NASCAR…Front Row Racing says if offered to buy a ‘Charter’ agreement from Stewart-Haas Racing but NASCAR blocked it because Front Row refused to drop its Anti-Trust Lawsuit against the governing body
Formula 1..Team Red Bull fires driver Sergio Perez..will replace him with rookie driver Liam Lawson.
Formula 1..Andretti Cadillac..Talking to Sergio Perez-Mexico and USA driver Logan Sargent about possible rides for 2026-debut season.
======================
